JACKSON â¢Â The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to force Mississippiâs mental health agency to increase the number of community-oriented mental health services in the state.
As part of the ongoing litigation between the federal government and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, attorneys for the federal government in court documents on Friday submitted the detailed plan to U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves that asked him to appoint an external monitor to ensure Mississippi complies with any court-ordered remediation.
âThe Proposed Remedial Plan provides for a Court-appointed Monitor both because of the complexity of the issues in this case and because of the Stateâs decade-long failure to remedy widely acknowledged deficiencies in its adult mental health system,â the DOJâs filing reads.
Sgt. Fred Heckart of the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department recently completed a week-long Crisis Negotiation Training Course hosted by the Oxford Police Department.
Mental health stigma dissolving some since pandemic put the issue in the spotlight What s the status of mental health care in Mississippi? (Source: WBTV) By Courtney Ann Jackson | May 5, 2021 at 10:21 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 8:47 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a topic that was once hush-hush but is more frequently part of overall health conversations now.
If there were silver linings of COVID-19, chipping away at the stigma of mental health may well be one of them.
“Society is making it OK,” explained Sitaniel Wimbley, NAMI Mississippi Executive Director. “When you turn on the TV now, they’re saying mental health is everywhere. In the past, there hasn’t been a big push to support mental health across the nation. A lot more people are coming forward and getting help.”
âYou are not alone,â Peer Support Specialist uses her own struggle to help others
âYou are not alone,â Peer Support Specialist uses her own struggle to help others By Alison Spann | May 3, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 9:02 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Peer support specialist Melody Worsham has an important message she wants to share with coastal Mississippians.
âNumber one, you are not alone.â
Worsham has had her own struggles with mental illness and understands how hard it can be to reach out for help. However, she says she wished she would have sought help sooner.
âIf I had had other people like me, like peer support available and that accepting group of people that I can talk to, I think it would have made a huge difference. Cause I see how fast people recover using the peer support we offer and how fast itâs happened since Iâve connected to peer support for myself,â Worsham said.
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